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UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

n GEORGE MCK, OF SPRINGFIELD, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO OI-INIV. LEVIS, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,415, dated April22, 1890.

Application filed December 16, 1889. Serial No. 333,855. (No model.)

To a/l whom t may concern: so as to fit over the st-andards D2 and moveBe it known that I, GEORGE MOCK, a citieasily up and down them, and arod f, conzen of the United States, residing at Springnecting the boltE2 to a lever-arm f', moved field, in the county of Washington and Stateby a crank on the car A. As shown in the 55 5 of Kentucky, have inventedcertain new and drawings, and as Iprefer, the fingers G G are usefulImprovements in Automatic Car-Coupformed by a strong Wire rod bent roundthe ling Attachments; and I do hereby declare connecting-bolt E2, so asto form a loop g bethe following to be a full, clear, and exact deforethey are stretched out to support the scription of the invention, suchas will enable plate C. This loop g furnishes a leverage 6o 1o othersskilled inthe art to which it appertains for f, which is a strong wirerod bent round to make and use the same. the bolt E2 and then fastenedthrough the Myinvention relates to automatic couplings lever-arm f. Thearm f projects rigidly for railroad-cars, and is intended to provide afrom a rod F', passing' across the end of the cheap and convenientattachment which can car A and having bearings in the brackets 65 15 beeasily applied to ordinary draw-heads and f2 on each side of the car,and which may be by means of which automatic coupling can turned by thecrank and handle F. be effected with the link and pin in general Byturning the cra-nk F so as to throw the use. I accomplish this by themeans illusarm f almost perpendicularly downward the trated in theaccompanying drawings, which upper ends of the swinging arms E are 7o 2oare in three sheets and throughout which brought back toward the car,the fingers G similar letters refer to similar parts. lift the slottedplate C', guided by the stand- Figure l is a perspective view of part ofards D2, and the coupling-pin C, supported the end of a freight-carfurnished with a draw- 0n the plate by its flanged head to a height headof the pattern generally used with the sufficient to leave the mouth ofthe drawhead 75 2 5 linkandpin coupling, to which my coupling entirelyfree for the entrance of the link, and device is attached in position tocouple autothe guiding-plate E is at the same time put matically. Fig. 2is a similar view showing at such an angle to the mouth of the draw mycoupling device in the position it will ashead as will throw a linkstriking it directly surne when the coupling is complete. Fig. 3 intothe mouth of the draw-head under the pin.v 8o 3o is a similar Viewshowing a modified forni of A spring-catch F2 on the side of the carremy coupling device in position to couple. tains the handle Fandholdsthe partsin this A is a freight-car; B, a draw-head; B', the position ofreadiness. buffer of the draw-head; B2, its mouth. When a car with thelink projecting from My coupling attachment consists of a drawitsdraw-head in order for coupling, whether 85 ,l 35 band D, adapted to beheld firmly around the provided with my attachment Vor not, ap-

neck of the draw-head by tightening-rods D preaches a car provided withmy appliance and nuts d above and below the draw-head, and prepared asdescribed, the link on the guiding-standards D2, held firmly to thedrawapproaching car will first strike the apron E band by the nuts cl onthe ends of the tightand be directed by it and by its fianges e into 9o4o ening-rod above the draw-head, curved arms the mouth of thedraw-head, and the buffer E on each side of the draw-head, pivoted to ofthe approaching draw-head will then strike the draw-band, as at e', soas to swing freely, E a blow, which will release the handleF from andheld together at their upper ends by the the retainingspring F2, and theplate will bolt or bar E2 and nuts e2, and curved at their drop by itsown weight out of the way below 95 45 lower ends, so as to hold theguiding plate or the draW-head,throwing the swinging arms E', apron E,having guiding-flan ges e, in position to which it is attached, forward,and dropping to throw a link striking it into the mouth of the fingersG, so that the coupling-pin supthe draw-head, curved fingers G G,attached ported by them will fall directlygdown into to theconnecting-bolt E2, on which fingers the mouth of the draw-head,engaging the roo 5o rests a plate C', slotted in the middle to receivecoupling-link at the moment of its entrance the coupling-pin C, andslotted near each end, and completing the coupling. No matter how 'shownin Figs. l and 2.

hard a blow the advancing car may strike the plate E it will receive nodamage, because it will offer no resistance. I do not limit myself toany particular mode of moving the arms E or of attaching the fingers Gto the connecting-bolt E2. Y

When cars provided with my appliance are to be uncoupled, all that isnecessary is to move the handle F so as to lift the pin C.

A great advantage of my invention is that it can be attachedexpeditiously to cars furnished with the ordinary draw-heads and theordinary link-and-pin coupling without going to expense in makingchanges in the drawheads. v

If desired, the draw-band D can be dispensed with and the swinging armsE be pivoted to the draw-head, as shown in Fig. 8, and the standards D2can be riveted to the top of the draw-head, as shown in Fig. 3, insteadof being bolted to the draw-band, as In practice, however, I prefer themethod first described, as in that case the whole coupling appliance canbe prepared separately and attached to the car in a few minutes.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In an automatic car-coupling, the combination,with the draw-head B,of the swinging arms E', tied together at their upper ends by the boltE2 and the screw-nuts e2 and at their lower ends by the plate E, havingthe guide-anges e, substantially as set forth, and for the purposespecified.

2. In an automatic car-coupling, the combination, with the draw-head B,of the swinging arms E', the plate E, the tying-bolt E2, the ingers G,the slotted plate C', the pin C, and the guiding-standards D2,substantially as set forth, and for the purpose specilied.

3. In an automatic car-coupling, the combination, with the draw-head B,of the swinging arms E', pivoted to the draw-head and fastened togetherat their upper ends by the bolt E2 and at their lower ends by the plateE, the fingers G, attached to the tying-bolt E2, the slotted plate C',resting on the lingers G, the pin C, the guiding-standards D2, rivetedto the draw-head, and mechanism for operating the swinging arms E', andthe fingers G to lift the pin C and throw the plate E forward below themouth of the draw-head, substantially as set forth, and for the purposespecified.

4t. In an automatic car-coupler, the combination, with a draw-head B, ofthe draw-band D, made in two parts, held together at the top and bottombythe rods D andl the nuts d and adapted to fit around the neck of adrawhead, and the standards D2, attached to the draw-band by the nuts d,substantially as set forth.

5. In an automatic car-coupling, the combination, with the draw-band D,made in two 'parts,held together at top and bottom by the bolts D andthe nuts d and adapted to fit around the neck. of a draw-head, and thestandards D2, held to the draw-band by the nuts d, of the curvedswinging arms E', pivoted to the draw-band on each side and heldtogether at the upper end by the bolt E2 and the nuts e2 and at thelower end by the plate E, having guiding-Hanges e, the fingers G,attached firmly to the bolt E2, and the slotted plate C, adapted to restonthe lingers G and be guided by the standards D2, substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes specified.

6. In a car-coupling, the combination, with the car A and the draw-headB, the drawband D, adapted to tit around the neck of the draw-head andhaving attached to it the standards D2, and the swinging arms E',fastened together at their upper ends by the bolt E2, with the fingersG, rigidly attached to it, and at their lower ends by the plate E, theslotted plate C', and the pin C, of the loop g, the rigid arm f', therod f, connecting the bolt E2 with the arm f and mechanism for movingthe arm f', substantially as set forth, and for the purpose specified.

7. In an automatic coupling for railroadcars, the combination, with acoupling apparatus consisting of a draw-band D, adapted to be fittedaround the neck of a draw-head by bolts and nuts, swinging arms E',pivoted on each side of the draw-band and united at their upper ends bythe bolt E2, to which are attached rigidly the fingers G, and at theirlower ends by the plate or apron E, having the guiding-flanges e, andtheslotted plate C, resting on the lingers G, adapted to receive theguiding-standards D2 and to support the pin C, oi' mechanism foroperating the coupling apparatus without going between the cars,consisting of th'e rod F', having a rigid arm f projecting from itsmiddle, movable by a crank and handle F, and having bearings in bracketsf2, attached to a car on each side, the connecting-rod f, and thehandle-retaining spring F2, substantially as set forth, and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MOCK.

Witnesses:

REUBEN Mock, C. C. TAYLOR.

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